Triathlon
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Your toughest competition
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At the Hawaii Ironman, 180.2 kilometers have to be covered on a racing bike.
Photo: AP / Marco Garcia
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Rheinberg / Xanten The Hawaii Ironman is behind Sascha Hubbert and Fernando Concha from the Triathlon Team Rheinberg. They rate it as a great success that the two have achieved their goal. The conditions were extreme.
Ten kilometers of the marathon distance was behind Sascha Hubbert. He needed around 50 minutes on the undulating running track without shadow. “I’ve already written off a good time there. It was all about arriving, ”said Hubbert from Triathlon Team Rheinberg after the Ironman in Hawaii. He finally crossed the finish line in 9:48:01 hours. His club colleague Fernando Concha was also “ready to go”. The Xantener needed 9:51:49 hours. The toughest competition of their careers lies behind them. They agreed on that.
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On the morning before the Ironman, Hubbert had feared that he would have to say goodbye to his plan to occupy a top place in his age group. The 29-year-old started with a stiff muscle in his back. Hubbert: “Sitting for a long time on the plane and a bed that was too soft around the apartment probably led to the injury.”
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